The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 457: serve
Chapter 457: Serving
She heard from King Liang that the reason why he asked to marry her cousin Bai Qingyan was because he mistook her for the girl who gave him a handkerchief at the palace banquet.
After he knew that his cousin was seriously injured and unable to have children, he was afraid that his cousin would be sad, so he went to great lengths to marry her.
However, seeing that his cousin was so heartless to him, he felt like his heart was being cut by a knife. He didn’t know why the girl who was so good to him when they were young became like a different person when she grew up!
He also thought that the girl whose smile was sweeter than candy when he was a child also despised him for being a waste.
Dong Tingzhen was so moved by King Liang. She felt sorry for him. Although he was a prince, he lived such a miserable life. She wanted to be good to him and do everything she could to make him happy.
After all, Prince Liang was the kind of person who was easily satisfied. Dong Tingzhen only sent him a plate of snacks because he had been waiting at the side door of the Dong Mansion for a long time. He actually hid it in his arms and took it to Yanwo, and then brought it back from Yanwo, saying that with the snacks she gave him, it was as if she was by his side.
How could Dong Tingzhen not be moved by a man who cherished her feelings so much?
“I’m a coward! I know I can’t compare to Chen Zhaolu. Chen Zhaolu is a top scholar, but I’m nothing! I’m timid, cowardly, ignorant and incompetent! Ting Zhen, you’re so good, but I…” King Liang cried out of breath.
“No! No, Your Highness!” Dong Tingzhen’s heart melted at the King of Liang’s crying. She stroked the King of Liang’s back and said softly, “You are a prince… No one can compare to you!”
“Then…then what should I do to marry you?!” King Liang looked at Dong Tingzhen with a pair of wet eyes, full of hope, “Tingzhen…I know I’m stupid! Teach me! Just tell me what to do…I won’t be afraid even if it’s a mountain of swords and a sea of fire!”
Dong Tingzhen took out her handkerchief and wiped the tears from King Liang. She knew that King Liang was known for being cowardly and incompetent, but she felt sorry for this man. He was supposed to be a favored child of heaven, but he was bullied by everyone in the capital city. She wanted to protect King Liang.
Previously, King Liang mistook her for his cousin, and even though he knew that his cousin was infertile, he still wanted to marry her. This shows his sincerity. Dong Tingzhen didn’t want to hesitate any longer.
“Do you dare… to ask His Majesty for me? As long as His Majesty is willing to grant the marriage and issue an imperial decree… even my mother and father can’t stop us from being together!” Dong Tingzhen said after making up her mind.
Prince Liang held Dong Tingzhen’s hand, his eyes showing no sign of retreat and evasion: “But, after the last time I mistook the Princess Zhenguo for you and went to the emperor to make trouble, if I go to ask for your hand in marriage this time, I’m afraid… the emperor won’t agree!”
Dong Tingzhen helped King Liang sit down, untied the safety lock on her neck, and handed it to King Liang: “This is the safety lock I have worn since I was a child. My grandmother, Lady Shoushan, made it when I was born, and I have never taken it off! I have the bracelet you gave me on my hand. Even if I come before the emperor… we are in love, I dare to admit it!”
“Tingzhen!” King Liang lowered his head again, his shoulders shaking from crying. He stroked Dong Tingzhen’s hand vigorously, “Doing this will hurt your reputation! I am sorry for you! I have no choice but to marry you in this way… I can’t live without you. If I have any other options, I don’t want to hurt your reputation in the slightest!”
“It’s okay! It’s okay!” Dong Tingzhen gently stroked King Liang, “This is what I want! I don’t blame you! From now on… let’s just live a good life!”
King Liang nodded vigorously: “Ting Zhen, I value you… more than my life. I don’t want to live without you! Right now, Chen Zhaolu is so outstanding and a top scholar. I’m afraid you will be snatched away, so I can only use this method! I will double your compensation in the future, and I will also work hard to live like a human being, so that others will not look down on you… and think that you married a waste like me! I swear that I only want you in this life, and I will never take a concubine!”
Dong Tingzhen was so moved that tears kept flowing.
“I know. I almost harmed the entire Zhenguo Palace. Lord Dong must hate me! For you… I can go to the Zhenguo Princess’s Mansion to apologize to Bai Qingyan! Ask for her forgiveness! This way… you won’t be so embarrassed in front of your parents.”
Dong Tingzhen nodded, grateful for King Liang’s concern for her.
When Dong Tingzhen came out of the private room wearing her bonnet, her eyes were still red. After getting into the carriage and taking off her bonnet, she lowered her eyes and fiddled with the handkerchief wet with tears in her hand, and could not help but chuckle shyly.
Although Prince Liang was cowardly, he really cared about her. Her mother and father had a very good relationship…but her father still took two concubines. She knew that every time her father went to a concubine’s room to rest for a night, the light in her mother’s room would be on all night.
She dreamed of the love between a couple that would last a lifetime as described in the storybooks.
Therefore, even if King Liang was a hopeless piece of shit, as long as he was willing to stay with her for the rest of his life, she would be willing to satisfy him.
Dong Tingzhen wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and couldn’t help laughing. She raised her hand and touched the missing peace lock on her chest, her heart full of a little girl’s longing for the future.
Prince Liang moved quickly and decisively. As soon as he came out of Shifangzhai, he ran straight to the palace holding Dong Tingzhen’s personal safety lock in his hand.
Knowing that he could no longer hold Bai Qingyan in his hands and use him for his own purposes, King Liang thought of Dengzhou Governor Dong Qingyue. Unfortunately… Dong Qingyue did not have a legitimate daughter, but Dong Qingyue’s brother, Honglu Temple Minister Dong Qingping, did!
Prince Liang will take it step by step. As long as he marries Dong Qingping’s legitimate daughter, it will be very easy to get the Dong family to stand on his side in the fight for the throne!
After all… Dong Tingzhen is Dong Qingyue’s niece, and Bai Qingyan is just his niece!
When he competes for the supreme throne in the future, he can promise Dong Qingyue and Dong Qingping that he will give them great power and make use of their sons. If he lets them think that… he is a puppet emperor who is easy for them to control, they will naturally be willing to follow him and will also help him persuade Bai Qingyan to serve him.
Once he gets that position, won’t it be easy to take down the Bai family?
He had thought wrong before. He always spent his energy on how to destroy the Bai family and forgot the simplest thing… In fact, it should be to seize the throne. Once he sits firmly on the throne, the Bai family… If the king wants his subjects to die, they have to die.
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As the sun moved westward, the sky was filled with rosy clouds, and the entire capital city was reflected in golden color.
After all, the sun was about to set and the weather had cooled down. It was no longer as hot as at noon when the chirping of cicadas and birds made people feel uneasy.
There are tall trees on the west side of Qinghui Courtyard in the Zhenguo Princess Mansion. At this time, the shadows of the trees are slanted and long, covering the courtyard in the shade, which is quite cool.
Bai Qingyan was seriously injured and suffered from a cold. The capital city was extremely hot in summer… Bai Qingyan could not use ice, so Bai Weiting had people plant low trees on the south side of Qinghui Courtyard and towering trees on the west side. This way, they would not block the view and could provide coolness in the summer.
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